BTU Officers and Committees

Officers and Staff | Executive Board | Committees

BTU Officers and Staff

Richard Stutman, President - rstutman@btu.org

Patrick Connolly, Vice-President - pconnolly@btu.org

Charles R. Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer - crjohnson@btu.org

Michael McLaughlin, Elementary Field Rep. - mmclaughlin@btu.org

Caren Carew, Secondary Field Rep. - ccarew@btu.org

Jenna Fitzgerald, Para/Substitute Field Rep. - jfitzgerald@btu.org

Angela Cristiani, Political Organizer - acristiani@btu.org

Brenda Chaney, Parent and Community Liaison - bchaney863@aol.com

Michael J Maguire, Co- Editor, Boston Union Teacher -  mmaguire@btu.org 

Garret Virchick, Co- Editor, Boston Union Teacher: gvirchick@btu.org

BTU Executive Board

BTU Officers as above and 12 members elected at large every two years:

John Allocca, Alternative Education

Erik R. Berg, Philbrick School

Robert P. Carroll, Sumner Elementary

Allison Doherty-Lacasse, Urban Science Academy

Cheryl L. Kelly, R.N., Edwards Middle

Michael J. Maguire, Boston Latin Academy

James "Timo" Philip, Brighton High

Jessica Tang, Young Achievers K-8

Mary Ann Urban, retired teacher

Garrett Virchick, Brighton HS

Eileen Weir, Madison Park T. V. HS

Alice Yong, Mendell Elementary School

BTU Committees

Collective Bargaining Committee (2010-2014 Contract)

COPE

Election Committee

Health & Welfare Fund Trustees 

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer — needs volunteers

Mediators Committee

Paraprofessionals Council

Paraprofessionals Health & Welfare Fund Trustees

Pre-Paid Legal Services Fund Trustees

Professional Issues Committee — need volunteers

Retired Teachers Chapter Executive Board

Scholarship Committee

Sergeant-at-Arms Committee — need volunteers

Social Committee — need volunteers

Steering Committee 

Some of our committees are standing and their membership coincides with the two year term of officers or the terms are merely in place (indefinitely). Other committees need — and are open to —volunteers on a regular basis. These committees are the Professional Issues Committee, the Social Committee, the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Committee and the Sergeant-at-Arms Committee. Here's what each does:

The Professional Issues Committee meets once per month and works on different topics of professional interest to our membership. Most recenlty the PI committee developed a proposal on lesson planning which won an AFT Innovation Grant of $100,000. The PI proposal was one of only 7 granted nationwide. The Committee meets once per month at the BTU. Contact Ted Chambers echambers@boston.k12.ma.us or Kathy Aldred kaldred@boston.k12.ma.us. Either Ted or Kathy will invite you to the next meeting.

The Sergeant-at-Arms Committee keeps order and helps out at the regularly scheduled membership meetings which take place once a month, on the 2nd Wednesday. If you want to join the Sergeant-at-Arms Committee, email crjohnson@btu.org.

The Social Committee plans a series of well-attended social events at the BTU. The Social Committee holds a fundraiser for Rosie's Place/Pine Street Inn annually. If you want to join our Social Committee, please email pconnolly@btu.org.

THE BTU is a flagship sponsors of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. If you want to work on our Making Strides event, please email bchaney863@aol.com.